Criminal Courts

The Criminal Courts consist of the District Courts which hear felony level cases and the County Criminal Courts at Law which hear misdemeanor level cases and cases appealed from the municipal courts. Documents may be filed directly with the assigned court or in Customer Service.

District Courts

Please see the Harris County District Courts home page for additional information related to the District Courts including:

• Local Rules
• Grand Jury Information
• Jury Information
• Process Servers
• Judicial Assignments
• Bail Bond Schedule

County Criminal Courts at Law

Please see the Harris County Criminal Courts at Law home page for additional information including the:

• Class A and B Misdemeanor Bail Scheduled
• Local rules for County Criminal Courts

Effective October 30th, 2017 there is a change to the daily Bond and Jail Docket schedules. Please Click Here for the new schedules.

Detention Court

Detention Court (Probable Cause Court) hearings are held via teleconference 24 hours a day / 7 days a week and are open to the public. They may be viewed from the second floor of the JPC at 700 N. San Jacinto.